teal

plural teals · alternative obsolete teale

1. countableAny of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
2. countableuncountableA dark, somewhat bluish-green colour; a dark cyan.
3. AustraliaattributivecountablegovernmentA teal independent.

   Ms Haines is a strong proponent of this, and many of the teal cross benchers support her approach to appointing a whistleblower protection commissioner.

   2022 September 26, “Teals, Greens list watchdog demands”, in The Canberra Times, page 6

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   In a bid to defend their inner-city seats, the Liberal Party has moved towards the environmental and progressive left in what can be described as a “teal strategy” that blurs the lines between the Liberals and the Greens.

   2021 September 21, Kurt Wallace, “Navigating the great dividing voter range”, in IPA Today, Institute of Public Affairs

   Concerns of a targeted dirty tricks campaign targeting “teal” independents has prompted the Australian Electoral Commission to bring in its electoral integrity assurance taskforce as pre-polling opens.

   2022 May 9, “AEC mobilises taskforce to investigate corflute damage”, in Sydney Morning Herald, page 10

   That tiny blue slice is what’s left of the Coalition (both Liberals and Nationals), squeezed between the teals and a barbarian horde of mouthbreathers, grifters and flat-out, flat-earth fucking weirdos gathered under the bright-orange war banner of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation — or, as they would officially henceforth be known, His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition.

   2026 June 3, John Birmingham, “Neoliberalism ate the world. Enter: Pauline Hanson”, in Crikey

comparative more teal · superlative most teal · alternative obsolete teale

1. Having a bluish-green colour.

1. abbreviationhistoricalinitialismInitialism of Tasman Empire Airways Limited, the forerunner to Air New Zealand.

1. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of triethylaluminium.

plural Teals · alternative Teale · alternative Teall · alternative Teel · alternative Teele

1. countableuncountableA surname transferred from the nickname.
2. countableuncountableA ghost town in Cole County, Missouri, United States.

1. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of triethylaluminium.